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Jury hears closing arguments in trial for slain Prince William Co. officer
Defense lawyers for an Army staff sergeant accused of killing his wife and a police officer on her first shift pleaded with a jury to convict their client on a charge other than capital murder.
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Md. man charged in night burglaries, attempted sex offense against 12-year-old
A Maryland man has been charged in connection to a series of home burglaries and an attempted sexual offense of a girl that police said took place in the Ashton-Sandy Spring and Colesville areas last week.
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FBI: Baltimore homicide rate topped US big cities in 2017
Baltimore’s leaders are hopeful this year could mark somewhat of a turnaround. So far in 2018, crime is declining, with homicides down about 16 percent compared to the same stretch of time last year.
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Md. man stole hotel shuttle, led police in low-speed pursuit, police say
A 25-year-old Rockville man faces more than 12 charges, including theft, first- and second-degree assault, attempting to elude uniformed police and reckless driving after the chase, which ended in Annapolis.
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Fishing crew member charged with murder in attack at sea
Franklin Freddy Meave Vazquez, 27, was charged with murder and attempted murder in connection with the attack Sunday on the Virginia-based fishing vessel Captain Billy Haver.
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Police ID vehicle in fatal Gainesville hit-and-run
The vehicle likely sustained damage to the front driver’s side, police said in a news release on Tuesday.
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DC racks up more homicides in first 9 months than in all of 2017
As overall crime in D.C. has declined slightly, the number of homicides in the District so far this year has risen, surpassing all the killings for 2017, according to statistics released by D.C. police.
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Police identify man killed in shootout with Baltimore police
The shooting occurred Sunday, when a crime-suppression unit “came up on the suspect,” but police haven’t released further details.
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‘We’re sick of it’: Gunfire near DC neighborhood anti-crime walk
Concerned residents joined police in a neighborhood crime walk on Benning Road, in the Northeast D.C. neighborhood where four people were wounded in a shooting Friday — and another shooting occurred.
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Police: Man said he poured gas, set fire to disabled wife
A judge wants a grand jury to consider the case of a man who told police he poured gasoline on his disabled wife and set her on fire in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Border agent faces prison time for failing to inspect ships in Virginia
A former federal agent is facing jail time in Virginia after failing to inspect international cargo ships for invasive species and diseases and lying about it.
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DC neighborhood grappling with runner’s death, safety concerns
Dozens of people who live near D.C.’s Logan Circle crammed into a meeting room Monday night to talk about a crime that has left the neighborhood on edge: the fatal stabbing of runner Wendy Martinez.
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OpenTable employee allegedly made hundreds of fake reservations to slam competitor: Feds
An OpenTable employee “made multiple fake reservations on potentially busy days when he knew restaurants would suffer more losses,” according to the charging documents.
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Alexandria man sentenced to 10 years for sexual assault of woman in her home
Melvin Eliazar Moreno Rodriguez, 39, was working in the victim’s home as a contractor when he sexually assaulted her in 2017, the commonwealth’s attorney said.
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Man charged with assaulting child; others at Va. day care might be victims
An Alexandria man is being held without bond after Fairfax County police say he sexually abused a child at a home day care. Investigators also fear that there may be other victims as well.
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